 APRO: The Official Voice of the Rent to Own Industry
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 What is APRO?
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What is APRO? - APRO's Board of DirectorsAPRO is governed by a 17-member elected board of directors. Sixteen directors serve staggered two-year terms with eight directors elected each year. The 17th board member is from the vendor community and is elected by the APRO Vendor Advisory Committee.
All directors are elected at the annual convention. For more information about the APRO board of directors, contact Bill Keese by e-mail or by calling 800/204-2776, ext. 101.
2009-2010 APRO Executive Committee:
Email: tigercleek@cleeksrto.com
Email: robert.briley@aaronrents.com
Chris Bolin Email: bolinrto@bellsouth.net
 Treasurer Cynthia Baber Strunk
(Term: 2009-11) Baber’s, Inc.
Pascagoula, Mississippi 228/312-0350 Email: Cynthia@babers.com
Bill Kelly Email: williamakelly@aol.com
2009-2010 APRO Board of Directors:
 Dennis Adams (Term: 2009-11)
Full-O-Pep Appliances, Inc.
Bloomington, Indiana
812/961-4224
Email: dennis@americanrentals.com
 Sidney Burton (Term: 2008-10) Hometown Ventures Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan 906/440-2333
Email: sidney@boxh.net
Email: lcarrico@shoprentone.com
 Shawn DiLeo (Term: 2009-11)
NuWave, LLC; dba ColorTyme
Lexington, KY
304/210-8169
Email: shawndileo@yahoo.com
 Dwight Dumler(Term: 2008-10) Rent-A-Center Plano, Texas 972/801-1352
Email: dave.edwards@aaronrents.com
 Bill French (Term: 2009-11)
O'Rourke Sales Company
Lewisville TX
972/978-9283 Email:bfrench@orourkesales.com
 Michael E. Gerwe Jr.(Term: 2009-11)
RES Accessories Tampa, Florida 800/444-7304 Email: mgjr@resacc.com
Email: srkinnear@premierrents.com
 William McCrae (Term: 2009-11)
Buzz’s Lease Purchase & Sales
San Antonio, Texas
210/402-6020
Email: wmccrae@sbcglobal.net
 Richard Rose(Term: 2008-10) RTO Inc. Norfolk, Virginia 757/455-2800, ext. 527
Email: richard@rtobestway.com
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Secretary
Scott Kinnear
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APRO's 2010 Legislative
Conference!
We would like to
thank our attendees for a great success! 
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RTOHQ: The Magazine
RTOHQ: The Magazine is the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations' award-winning rent-to-own industry magazine, and it's available here. | |||
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Click the links below to download each article as a PDF
Complete issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine | January-February 2010
The Year of the Tiger According to Chinese astrology, the Year of the Tiger begins in February 2010. Tiger John Cleek is making the most of it as he winds down his two-year term as APRO’s president. He reflects on personal and industry-wide accomplishments and the love of family that sustains him.
In the 30-year history of the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations, 17 rental dealers have served as president. To mark APRO’s special anniversary, 15 of these leaders share their experiences in helping to shape the rent-to-own industry.
The Keep Rate Conundrum Calculating keep rate does not seem to improve the rent-to-own business in any discernible way—and yet this calculation, beyond all the others, has had enormous legal and political implications for rent-to-own almost since its inception.
Vendor Spotlight: What's in a Name? These three departed rent-to-own vendors--Joe Eason, Tom Kitchens and Norm Smith--live on, their names indelibly linked to key industry events and honors.
See the current issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine... [PDF format] [HTML format]
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Association of Progressive Rental Organizations 1504 Robin Hood Trail Austin, Texas 78703 800/204-2776, ext. 103 Fax 512/794-0097 |